[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Amsterdam by L.L. No.
1-1978, ref. date 11-7-1978.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I The City of Amsterdam and Its Government
- § C-1 Short title.
- § C-2 Purpose.
- § C-3 Continued status, powers and duties.
- § C-4 Effect on state law.
- § C-5 Existing local legislation continued.
- § C-6 Boundaries.
- § C-7 Seal.
- § C-8 Definitions and word use.
- Ch C Art II Officers, Elections and Qualifications for Office
- § C-9 Elective City officers.
- § C-10 City elections.
- § C-11 Terms and tenure of office.
- § C-12 Appointive officers.
- § C-13 Removal from office.
- § C-14 Qualifications of City officers.
- § C-15 Compensation of officers and employees.
- § C-16 Multiple office-holding prohibited.
- § C-17 Vacancies.
- § C-18 Certificate of appointment.
- § C-19 Official oath.
- § C-20 Bonds.
- § C-21 Resignations.
- § C-22 Official newspaper.
- Ch C Art III Common Council
- § C-23 Common Council.
- § C-24 Designation of Deputy Mayor and Acting Mayor.
- § C-25 Common Council reconstituted.
- § C-26 Reapportionment of Common Council representation.
- § C-27 Council shall judge qualifications of members.
- § C-28 Procedures.
- § C-29 Powers and duties.
- § C-30 Legislative acts.
- § C-31 Adoption of standard codes.
- § C-32 Mayoral veto.
- § C-33 Effective date of legislation.
- § C-34 Bond resolutions.
- Ch C Art IV The Mayor and Acting Mayor
- § C-35 Mayor and Acting Mayor
- § C-36 Powers and duties.
- § C-37 Direction of Mayor.
- Ch C Art V Department of Finance
- § C-38 Department established.
- § C-39 Controller.
- § C-40 Powers and duties of Controller.
- Ch C Art VI Law Department
- § C-41 Law Department.
- § C-42 Corporation Counsel.
- § C-43 Law Department staff.
- § C-44 Powers and duties of Corporation Counsel.
- § C-45 Counsel to the Corporation Counsel.
- Ch C Art VII Records Department
- § C-46 Records Department.
- § C-47 City Clerk.
- § C-48 Powers and Duties of City Clerk.
- Ch C Art VIII City Planning Commission
- § C-49 City Planning Commission.
- § C-50 Powers and duties of City Planning Commission.
- § C-51 Planning Commission staff.
- § C-52 (Reserved)
- Ch C Art IX Public Works Department
- § C-53 Public Works Department.
- § C-54 Director of Public Works.
- § C-55 (Reserved)
- § C-56 Powers, duties and responsibilities of Director of Public Works.
- § C-57 Division of Building and Zoning Enforcement.
- § C-58 Zoning Board of Appeals.
- Ch C Art X Water and Sanitary Sewers
- § C-59 Water and Sanitary Sewers.
- § C-60 Rules and regulations.
- § C-61 Water and sewer rents; penalties for offenses.
- § C-62 Water and sewer systems and service.
- § C-63 Maintenance, repair and replacement of water and sanitary sewer lines.
- § C-64 Preparation of water, sewer and sanitation rolls.
- § C-65 Filing completed water, sewer and sanitation rolls.
- § C-65.A Time frame for processing water, sewer and sanitation rolls.
- § C-66 Repayment of debts.
- § C-67 Special revenue funds.
- § C-68 Advisory Commission.
- Ch C Art XI Recreation Department
- § C-69 Recreation Department.
- § C-70 Recreation Commission.
- § C-71 Powers and Duties of Commission.
- § C-72 Director of Recreation.
- Ch C Art XII Police Department
- § C-73 Police Department.
- § C-74 Chief of Police; qualifications.
- § C-75 Chief of Police; powers and duties.
- Ch C Art XIII Fire Department
- § C-76 Fire Department.
- § C-77 Fire Chief; qualifications.
- § C-78 Fire Chief: powers and duties.
- § C-79 (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XIV Department of Public Health
- § C-80 Department of Public Health.
- § C-81 Health Officer.
- § C-82 Powers and duties of the Health Officer.
- Ch C Art XV Assessment and Taxation Department
- § C-83 Assessment and Taxation Department.
- § C-84 Powers and duties of the City Assessor.
- § C-85 Board of Assessment Review.
- Ch C Art XVI Assessment Procedures; Levy and Collection of Taxes
- § C-86 Assessment of real property.
- § C-87 Preparation of assessment roll.
- § C-88 Filing of completed assessment roll.
- § C-89 Annual Tax Levy.
- § C-90 Extension of taxes.
- § C-91 Payment of taxes.
- § C-92 Tax notices.
- § C-93 Tax bills.
- § C-94 Collection period and penalties.
- § C-95 Tax receipts.
- § C-96 Delinquent charges.
- § C-97 Settlement by Controller for taxes.
- § C-98 Collection of unpaid taxes and assessments.
- Ch C Art XVII Construction of Improvements; Collection of Special Assessments
- § C-99 Construction of improvements and apportionment of costs.
- § C-100 Collection of special assessments.
- Ch C Art XVIII Fiscal Year
- § C-101 Fiscal year.
- § C-102 Definitions.
- § C-103 Approval of capital projects.
- § C-104 Amendments to capital projects granted final approval.
- § C-105 Required approval.
- § C-106 Capital project report.
- § C-107 Integration with operating budget.
- § C-108 Continuing program.
- § C-109 (Reserved)
- § C-110 Submission of estimates for revenue and appropriation requests.
- § C-111 Notification of data to be submitted.
- § C-112 Review of requests.
- § C-113 Proposed operating budget; information required.
- § C-114 Additional data concerning debt.
- § C-115 Detailing of budget.
- § C-116 Estimated revenues.
- § C-117 Budget message; submission to Common Council.
- § C-118 Adoption of budget.
- § C-119 Levy of taxes; reserve for uncollected taxes.
- § C-120 Appropriations; supplemental and emergency.
- § C-121 Appropriations; reduction.
- § C-122 Transfers within or among units or agencies.
- § C-123 Contingent appropriations.
- § C-124 Budget controls.
- § C-125 Lapse of appropriations.
- Ch C Art XIX Miscellaneous Provisions
- § C-126 City Court.
- § C-127 Liability of City in certain actions.
- § C-128 Provisional appointments.
- § C-129 Disciplinary action.
- § C-130 Deposit and investment of funds.
- § C-131 Referenda.
- § C-132 Citizens Review Board.
- § C-133 Disposition of real property.
- Ch C Art XX Transitional Provisions
- § C-134 Rights of officers and employees.
- § C-135 Transfer of officers and employees.
- § C-136 Transfer of powers.
- § C-137 Office of Treasurer abolished.
- § C-138 Transfer of records and property.
- § C-139 Effect of Charter on existing laws.
- § C-140 Effective date.
- § C-141 Transition budget.
- § C-142 Separability; liberal construction.
- § C-143 Terms of office.
- § C-144 Referendum.
- Ch C Art XXI (Reserved)
- § C-145 through § C-148. (Reserved)
- Ch C Art XXII Community and Economic Development Department
- § C-149 Establishment of Department.
- § C-150 Duties of Administrator.
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administrative Policies
- Ch 9 Bingo Inspector
- Ch 13 Checks, Returned
- Ch 15 Common Council Rules
- Ch 18 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 21 Employee Handbook
- Ch 23 Ethics
- Ch 28 Golf Commission
- Ch 33 Investment Policy
- Ch 40 Officers and Employees
- Ch 45 Pension Funds
- Ch 46 Police Department
- Ch 47 Purchasing
- Ch 49 Records
- Ch 53 Residency Requirements
- Ch 54 Smoking Policy
- Ch 57 Wards
- Ch 58 Waterfront Commission
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 64 Advertising Material
- Ch 67 Alarms
- Ch 70 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 73 Animals
- Ch 77 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 81 Bingo
- Ch 86 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 90 Building Construction Code
- Ch 92 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 95 (Reserved)
- Ch 107 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Energize NY Open C-Pace Financing Program
- Ch 112 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 115 Explosives and Blasting
- Ch 117 Fare Policy
- Ch 119 Firearms
- Ch 122 (Reserved)
- Ch 126 (Reserved)
- Ch 129 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 133 Games of Chance
- Ch 139 Homestead Program
- Ch 141 Hotels and Motels
- Ch 143 Insurance
- Ch 150 Littering
- Ch 154 Noise
- Ch 156 Nonresident, Residential or Commercial Property Owner Registration
- Ch 157 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 (Reserved)
- Ch 161 Nuisances
- Ch 164 Parades
- Ch 167 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 169 Pawn Shops and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 171 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 178 Poles and Wires
- Ch 180 Property Maintenance
- Ch 184 Rodent Control
- Ch 190 Sales
- Ch 195 Sewers
- Ch 201 Solid Waste
- Ch 206 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 210 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 212 Swimming Prohibited
- Ch 214 Taxation
- Ch 217 Taxicabs
- Ch 219 Towing
- Ch 221 Trees
- Ch 225 (Reserved)
- Ch 226 Vacant Buildings
- Ch 228 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 232 Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned
- Ch 239 Water
- Ch 241 Waterfront Revitalization
- Ch 250 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
